From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishenquiryen‧qui‧ry /ɪnˈkwaɪəri $ ɪnˈkwaɪri, ˈɪŋkwəri/ noun (plural enquiries) especially British Englishx-ref another spelling of inquiry
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enquiry• Members of the society were sending 100,000 enquiries a year to its central office about credit worthiness.• Her friendly enquiry as to the whereabouts of the Red House was met by a hostile stare from the woman behind the counter.• The biggest single problem area was in the provision of an on-line enquiry facility for adhoc information requirements.• If in doubt take a needle with you and make enquiries before you buy. 8.• The local authority will make enquiries to see if the funeral can be paid for by a relative.• Detective Chief Inspector Kenneth Harris, in a radio interview, announced that another line of enquiry was being pursued.• It specifically made visible the gap in post-elementary provision, one to which the subsequent enquiries addressed themselves.From Longman Business Dictionaryenquiryen‧qui‧ry /ɪnˈkwaɪəriˈɪŋkwaɪri, ɪnˈkwaɪri, ˈɪŋkwəri/ especially British English another spelling of INQUIRY 